Sandpaper Beach

from Cairns by Christina Shinkle

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Christina Shinkle
Seattle based singer songwriter keyboard player

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Website: christinashinkle.com
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Sandpaper Beach
© Christina Marie Joan Shinkle and Sam Potter, 2016. All rights reserved.

Verse 1
Stick a fork in it
and call it done
We both feel the same
so why am I the one?
Cast as the scapegoat
carrying guilt
The Scarlet Letter is the letter “L”

Chorus
I already know how it’s gonna go
The jaws of life are gonna wreck the car
I just need to pause and let it sink in
That I’ve got the job of Leaver

Verse 2
I won’t be your yo-yo anymore
Push me out and pull me in
Visions of lawyers and moving vans
How did this happen?
The ocean barfs driftwood and debris
There’s warning signs about undertow
I walk the line of sea scum

It’s difficult
It’s difficult
It’s difficult to climb into the catapult

Chorus
I already know…

Bridge
To have and to hold to fold and implode
A layer of frost covers me
And everything’s cold and I’m feeling old
And I walk barefoot on a sandpaper beach

Verse 3
I wait for the divorce fairy to come
I lay out paperwork and cigarettes
I light a pyre for the hallmark card
I stand as a penitent

O God
O God
O God there’s only my footprints on this beach
and I don’t need to be carried
But my innocence is gone and I’m jaded please help me

Chorus
I already know...

credits

from Cairns, released November 23, 2017
Sandpaper Beach (4:14) - by Christina Shinkle and Sam Potter

Personnel:
Christina Shinkle: vocals, piano
Sam Potter: guitars, bass, rubbed tambourine
Mike Kosacek: drums

Mixed by Sam Potter at Bel Giro Studios
Produced by Christina Shinkle and Sam Potter
Mastered by Aaron Hubbard
EP Photo by John Gallagher
Christina's Logo by Eric Davey

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